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17 al-Qaeda members killed in Ramadi
Date: 2014-01-20 07:48:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:508853
Seventeen al-Qaeda-linked militants were killed in the city of Ramadi on Sunday, reported an Iraqi TV channel. Iraqi Sunni Muslim tribesmen backed by police special forces attacked the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an al-Qaeda ....
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7 killed, wounded in car blast in northern Baghdad
Date: 2014-01-19 18:37:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:508424
At least seven people were killed and wounded Sunday when a booby-trapped car exploded in Kirkuk, 255 kilometers north of Baghdad. The explosion left two civilians dead and five others wounded, a security source said. Security forces ....
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Jumblatt: Egypt's new constitution brings about stability, protects freedom
Date: 2014-01-19 18:36:17 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:508423
Leader of the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Jumblatt said on Sunday Egypt's new constitution brings about stability and security to the Egyptian community. It also protects freedoms and establishes a civil state, he said. ....
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Syrian presidency says Assad did not conduct interview with Interfax news agency
Date: 2014-01-19 13:24:28 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:507787
The Syrian presidency bureau dismissed as "not accurate" a report by news agency Interfax that President Bashar al-Assad told visiting Russian parliamentarians he has no intention of giving up power and the issue is not up for discussion. Assad ....
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Gunfire heard in Lebanon's Tripoli
Date: 2014-01-19 11:39:51 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:507519
Gunfire was heard Sunday at restless regions in Tripoli in north Lebanon. Exchanged gunfire continued in Almilolh district between Sunni and Alawites gunmen. Meanwhile, the Lebanese army reopened the International Road near Tripoli after it ....
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Assad thanks Russia for humanitarian aid to Syria
Date: 2014-01-19 11:35:53 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:507508
Syrian President Bashar Assad thanked Russia for its continued support of Syria and for the dispatch of humanitarian aid to the unrest-hit country, Itar Tass news agency reported. At a meeting with Russian parliamentarians, he said, “unlike other ....
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Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker calls on nation to unite on Palestinian issue
Date: 2014-01-19 11:03:33 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:507419
Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim called on the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) on Sunday to seek to re-unify the nation and re-focus on the Palestinian cause. At inauguration of the AIPU 20th Conference, he said: "The ....
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Kuwaiti Crown Prince inaugurates AIPU conference
Date: 2014-01-19 09:28:08 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:507216
Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Deputy Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah inaugurated Sunday the 20th conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU). The inauguration will be followed by the ....
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Five Sahwa elements killed in armed attack in Baqouba
Date: 2014-01-19 09:20:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:507188
Five Sahwa elements were killed in an armed attack in northeastern Baqouba on Sunday, a security source said. Unidentified gunmen wearing military uniforms attacked a security checkpoint of Al-Sahwa elements, the source added. The attack came ....
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Four Iraqi soldiers killed, injured in armed attack northern Tikrit
Date: 2014-01-19 09:09:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:507169
Four Iraqi were killed and injured in an armed attack in northern Tikrit, central Salahuddin Governorate, 170 km north of Baghdad. Unidentified gunmen riding a modern car opened fire Sunday morning from automatic weapons on a civilian car ....
